Are you enjoying a good vacation, but the mosquitoes are killing your children? In pharmacies and other establishments you will find different repellent options, most of them are quite toxic, but it is true that there are also some natural ones.
However we offer you another greener alternative: homemade repellants. We provide you with some repellent recipes to ward off mosquitoes, prevent them from biting you and also, you and your children can have a good time experimenting with plants.
Aromatic plant repellent
Sometimes with having aromatic plants at home is enough for keep mosquitoes away. Some of these plants that work as a repellent are citronella, basil, lavender, laurel (even if it is small) you can mix all these herbs and plant them in window boxes. You can also distribute them around the house. If you don't have plants at home, the strong smell of vinegar also repels mosquitoes. You can put a glass on the window.
El eucalyptus It is also a repellent for mosquitoes and other insects. This remedy is not used to put it on the skin, but to wet the doors and windows with it, or if you are outside the table and chairs. Must cook 250 grams of eucalyptus leaves in a liter of water, for half an hour, at least. When the cooking is done, with a diffuser, wet the areas where you do not want mosquitoes to pass.
To put on the skin you can do this same remedy, without letting it cook so much with chamomile. In the same proportion 250 grams per one liter of water. Every two hours you will have to spray yourself with this homemade repellent again. For babies a mixture of almond and geranium oil. It is very soft and you can use it even with children who have skin problems or allergies.
Homemade oil and alcohol repellants
A little more elaborate, and therefore more entertaining to prepare is this repellent of cinnamon, lemon, eucalyptus, citronella and castor bean. We will tell you how to prepare this very good and popular mixture to repel mosquitoes, flies, fleas and ticks.
Mix between 10 and 25 drops of essential oil of each element: cinnamon, lemon, eucalyptus, citronella, castor, plus 2 tablespoons of oil (it can be olive, sunflower, corn, coconut is not recommended in this case) or 2 tablespoons of alcohol.
This mixture you can put it on the skin. Make sure that this homemade repellent does not come into contact with the eyes, or the nasal mucosa. You can apply it to children every hour if they sweat or exercise. To keep the "potion" keep it in a dark and cool place.
El neem it is very effective in keeping mosquitoes away. Since it does not have a particularly pleasant smell, you can mix it in equal parts with sweet almond oil, coconut oil, and put it on children.
Other tips and natural repellants you can use
We use garlic in Spain for many things. And as a repellent it also works. Place in a container some water and some garlic cloves cut. Let them marinate for 3 or 4 hours and pour it into a sprayer. You will see how not even a mosquito enters the house.
Include foods rich in vitamin B, such as lentils, almonds and mushrooms, and vitamin C in the children's diet. In addition to giving them health, the surpluses of these two vitamins are expelled through sweat, and that smell does not give them mosquitoes like nothing.
In addition to the oils that we have named, castor, rosemary, pine, verbena, thyme, cloves, geranium and cedar are also homemade repellants. The mint or spearmint leaves they also scare away mosquitoes. The crushed cloves and put in cloth bags on the doors it is a good anti-mosquito.
All these remedies can be used throughout the day, but remember that it is in the evening when mosquitoes are most active. So it is better to spray the rooms at that time.